Syria: UN rights report politicized

The Syrian government says recent report released by the UN rights body on the months-long unrest in the Middle Eastern country are “misleading and politicized”. In a letter addressed to the UN General Assembly, the UN Security Council, and the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday, Syria accused the rights body of following the plans of certain countries that pursue anti-Syrian policies and seek to intervene in the country under the pretext of protecting civilians. The reports prepared by the UN rights council and International Commission of Inquiry on Syria are “politicized, non-professional, selective and non-objective,” the letter noted. On December 2, the UN Human Rights Council lambasted Syria and urged tougher international action against the government of Bashar al-Assad for what it called "gross and systematic” violations of human rights perpetrated by its forces against civilian protesters. This is while serious crimes are committed by terrorist groups as millions of dollars flow to them in the form of cash, weapons and logistic media support to sabotage and kill the Syrian civilians, the letter added. According to the Syrian government, more than 2,000 members of Syria's security forces have been killed during the months-long turmoil in the country. The letter went on to say that, “Syria has cooperated with all UN bodies and provided them with many documents and documented information about the situation in Syria, but all that was ignored and called as allegations.” Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March, with demonstrations being held both against and in favor of President Assad. Hundreds of people, including security forces, have been killed in the turmoil. While the West and the Syrian opposition groups accuse the government of the killings, Damascus blames ''outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups'' for the unrest, insisting that it is being orchestrated from abroad. Syria insists hundreds of terrorists have publicly admitted killing protesters, committing robberies and assassinations and fabricating information in exchange for money provided for them from neighboring countries. The letter finally pointed out the crisis can only be resolved by holding a national dialog and implementing reforms.